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| Prev Season: | Season 2 | ||||||||||
| Next Season: | Season 4 |
The third season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under premiered on July 28, 2023, through Stan in Australia, TVNZ+ in New Zealand, and on WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season was confirmed by World of Wonder on October 24, 2022.[1]
Isis Avis Loren won the season, becoming the first Australian queen to win in the franchise, with Gabriella Labucci as the runner-up.
On October 24, 2022, it was announced via the shows official Instagram page, that casting for the third season was now open. Applications remained open for four weeks until closing on November 13, 2022.
Ten contestants were announced on June 28, 2023.[2] [3] Participants include Flor, who previously appeared on season 2 of House of Drag, along with Down Under Season 2's winner, Spankie Jackzon and Season 1's Elektra Shock, which was a series hosted and judged by Down Under Season 1 contestants Anita Wigl'it and Kita Mean.
On July 19, 2023, it was announced via TVNZ's Instagram page the guest judges who, unlike the previous two seasons, would be featured at the judges' table throughout the series.[4]
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Age | Hometown | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isis Avis Loren | 33 | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| nowrap scope="row" | Gabriella Labucci | 31 | Ballarat, Australia | |
| Flor | 25 | 3rd place | ||
| Hollywould Star | 34 | Sydney, Australia | 4th place | |
| Bumpa Love | 51 | Melbourne, Australia | 5th place | |
| Ashley Madison | 25 | Melbourne, Australia | 6th place | |
| Rita Menu | 24 | Hamilton, New Zealand | 7th place | |
| Ivanna Drink | 26 | nowrap | Auckland, New Zealand | 8th place |
| Ivory Glaze | 26 | Sydney, Australia | 9th place | |
| Amyl | 27 | Sydney, Australia | 10th place |
Legend:
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amyl | vs. | Ivory Glaze | "Down Under" (Men at Work) | Amyl | |
| 3 | Ivory Glaze | vs. | Rita Menu | nowrap | "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor) | Ivory Glaze |
| Ivanna Drink | vs. | Rita Menu | "Holding Out for a Hero" (Adam Lambert) | Ivanna Drink | ||
| 4 | Flor | vs. | Rita Menu | "Secrets" (Kylie Minogue) | Rita Menu | |
| 5 | Ashley Madison | vs. | Bumpa Love | "Hot n Cold" (Katy Perry) | Ashley Madison | |
| 6 | Bumpa Love | vs. | nowrap | Gabriella Labucci | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (Jet) | Bumpa Love |
| 7 | nowrap | Gabriella Labucci | vs. | Hollywould Star | "Not About You" (Haiku Hands) | Hollywould Star |
| Episode | Finalists | Song | Winner | |||
| 8 | Gabriella Labucci | vs. | Isis Avis Loren | "Walking on Broken Glass" (Annie Lennox) | Isis Avis Loren | |
Listed in chronological order:
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 2
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8